NCLAT Rejects Contempt Appeal Due to Two-Year Delay in Newspaper Publication Dispute

Jitender Kumar Jain Vs Aaj Ka Anand Publications LLP & Ors. (NCLAT Delhi) The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), Delhi, dismissed an appeal challenging the order dated 18.09.2025 of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Mumbai Bench, which had rejected a contempt application filed under Section 425 of the Companies Act, 2013. The appellant, appointed as liquidator in the liquidation proceedings of a corporate debtor, had sought initiation of contempt proceedings, including criminal contempt under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, and imposition of penalty under Section 23...